D.C. Councilmember Charles Allen says internet is just as essential as water, gas and electric service, and that high-speed internet is needed in every home to level the playing field.
The hulking, land-hogging complexes already occupy millions of square feet in Ashburn, Virginia, which is nicknamed Data Center Alley.
More than 20,000 students in D.C. lack high-speed home internet, according a report from this summer.
The rules would require a customer to give their “affirmative consent” before their cable or internet provider could collect or disclose any information on their viewing or web-browsing habits.
They’re hoping to complete the task by 2018.
The old adage “don’t read the comments” will no longer be applicable to NPR readers.
Councilmember Vincent Orange introduced the “WiFi Task Force Act of 2016” yesterday.
“They failed their populace because they don’t have clean running water and it’s the most fundamental deliverables of local government.”
“Ultimately most music is still made through in-person collaboration, so we want to make it as easy as possible to translate the online relationship to an in-person experience,” says founder Neal Humphrey.
A former Bookmobile wants to be a driver of internet engagement in Wards 5, 7, and 8.
